Since the recent update that was supposed to fix the turtle from getting stuck didn't work, I thought I'd go and do some experimenting on what exactly causes the turtle to get stuck and whether it can be reproduced for Anet to be able to fix it.
There’s possibly many different ways in which the turtle gets stuck but I think I have definately found one way in doing so, and it’s got nothing to do with the turtle; It’s the warriors!
I experimented a bit on the Purple Turtle and found that, if the luxon warriors move AHEAD of the turtle (due to being aggro’d) and then later proceed to return to the turtle, they get stuck at the turtle. As a result, the warriors are body-blocking the turtle and that’s why the turtle gets stuck. From what I’ve seen, it seems that the location the warriors are trying to get to is behind the turtle but the turtle is blocking them.
A way to release the turtle from it’s stuck position is to agro onto it (I found most success with aggroing onto it from behind but I don’t think it matters) and the body blocking warriors will agro onto you and therefore, free the turtle.
However, this method isn't so simple. My guess is that it may has something to do with the turtle’s pathing and the warriors colliding straight on with the turtle’s path. For example, I found that if the warriors return to the turtle at an angle to the turtle’s path, it won’t get stuck but if the warriors are directly on the turtle’s path when they collide, they get stuck.
Today, I was successfully able to get the purple turtle stuck near the portal outside the green gate. All I did was stand INFRONT of the turtle and let the warriors move INFRONT of the turtle and kill me. Once I died, the warriors moved back and the turtle got stuck. It was very obvious that it was stuck because the orange turtle that was right next to it proceeded closer to the green gate while the purple turtle stayed still. After I rezzed, I went straight out the portal and immediately grabbed aggro of the purple turtle. The warriors came towards me but this time going BEHIND the turtle. I died and the turtle was free and started moving forward to join the orange turtle at the green gate.
Here are some screenshots of me getting the purple turtle stuck on a separate occasion:
As you can see in the above screenshots, I confront the turtle directly on it's path and get the luxon warriors to approach me directly on the turtle's path aswell.
After I rez, I walk out through the portal and the turtle is obviously stuck.
The following screenshots show me unstucking the very same turtle that I got stuck.
The luxon warriors are not on the turtle's path now. The turtle is free!!
There you have it! The turtle has been unstuck and is continuing on it's intended path.
There are probably many different factors and methods to get the turtle stuck but I have been able to succesfully get the purple turtle stuck many times now. This method heavily depends on where you position yourself. You have to be directly on the turtles path and so do the warriors. If you are even slightly off or the warriors do not approach you on the turtle's path, it won't get stuck. I think that's why the turtle gets stuck so many times at the gates; because the warriors move ahead to attack the gate npcs' and get themselves directly on the turtles path.
Now that we have found one way to get the turtle stuck and can reproduce this bug, Anet can finally fix it!!! yay!
Hopefully this is news to most of you. Sorry if someone has already figured it out.
